DOLLY
What does "DOLLY" mean?
A small wheeled platform for moving heavy loads, or a child's word for a doll.
Meanings
- A low wheeled platform or cart used to move heavy objects. They wheeled the refrigerator out on a dolly.
- A wheeled mount that lets a film camera roll smoothly during a shot. The camera glided toward the actor on a dolly. technical
- A child's name for a doll. The toddler tucked her dolly into a shoebox bed. informal
- To move a film camera toward or away from a subject on a wheeled mount. Let's dolly in slowly as she opens the letter. technical
Did you know?
- Dolly the sheep, born in 1996 as the first mammal cloned from an adult cell, was named after Dolly Parton because the cell used came from a sheep's mammary gland.
Word origin
A pet form of the name 'Dorothy' (or 'Doll' + the diminutive '-y'); the mechanical senses arose from the idea of a small helper that moves things, the way a doll was once a small companion.
Remember it
A camera DOLLY and a child's DOLLY both get pushed around - one rolls on wheels, one rides in arms.
A little poem
The camera rolls in on its quiet wheels-
and a face we'd kept at arm's length suddenly feels.
couplet
Wordplay
- The film crew and the toddler both insisted the dolly was theirs. One wanted to roll the camera; one just wanted a nap.
What it teaches
The right small wheel under a heavy thing turns a struggle into a glide.
Quick facts
What does DOLLY mean?
A small wheeled platform for moving heavy loads, or a child's word for a doll.
Is DOLLY a valid word?
Yes — DOLLY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DOLLY?
DOLLY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does DOLLY come from?
A pet form of the name 'Dorothy' (or 'Doll' + the diminutive '-y'); the mechanical senses arose from the idea of a small helper that moves things, the way a doll was once a small companion.
What can DOLLY teach us?
The right small wheel under a heavy thing turns a struggle into a glide.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.